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'The Tragedy of Macbeth', 'Euphoria S2', 'Seberg': Five things to stream now

The solo directorial outing for Coen brother Joel and the continuation of Zendaya's hit show about troubled teens are among the latest options

16 January 2022 - 00:00
Tymon Smith Features writer, film and series reviewer
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Denzel Washington in The Tragedy of Macbeth.
Denzel Washington in The Tragedy of Macbeth.
Image: Apple TV +

THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH

The much anticipated first solo directorial outing for Coen brother Joel arrives in moody black and white and stars Oscar winners Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand as the murderous Macbeths. Coen’s adaptation is a high-noir, claustrophobic and excellently acted take on the Bard’s classic tale of ambition, betrayal and guilt that strips the story down to its bare essentials and uses starkly symbolic visuals to remind us that something wicked and cinematically inventive, this way comes.

Where to stream it: Apple TV +

How much time you'll need to binge it: 2 hours

WATCH | The trailer for 'The Tragedy of Macbeth'.

EUPHORIA, SEASON 2

After a two-year pandemic-enforced hiatus, creator Sam Levinson’s bleak examination of the ennui and desperation at the heart of the digital-era US teenage experience returns for a second season that promises plenty of dark, often comic, and always poignant twists and turns for its Zendaya-led  cast of actors and their intriguingly realised characters. New episodes weekly.

Where to stream it: Showmax

How much time you'll need to binge it: 2 hours

WATCH | The trailer for 'Euphoria'.

THE TENDER BAR

George Clooney directs this lovingly rendered but slight adaptation of J.R. Moehringer’s charming coming of age memoir. Ben Affleck steals the show in the role of the substitute father-streetwise uncle.

Where to stream it: Amazon Prime Video

How much time you'll need to binge it: 2 hours

WATCH | The trailer for 'The Tender Bar'.

SEBERG

Benedict Andrew’s 2019 biopic is an uneven but fascinating look at the persecution of French New Wave darling and Breathless actress Jean Seberg by J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI. Seberg was hounded by US authorities for her vocal support of the Black Panthers and the Civil Rights struggle, and Kirsten Stewart delivers a committed and engaging performance as the film star who tried to use her fame to change the world but tragically became forever changed by powerful forces beyond her control.

Where to stream it: Netflix

How much time you'll need to binge it: 2 hours

WATCH | The trailer for 'Seberg'.

CRIME SCENE: TIMES SQUARE KILLER 

A three-part docuseries examining the brutal murders and perversity of the “Torso Killer” who preyed on sex workers in the seedy world of 1970s Times Square.

Where to stream it: Netflix

How much time you'll need to binge it: 3 hours

WATCH | The trailer for 'Crime Scene: Times Square Killer'.

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